Gervais HOUDE

(b. 23 December 1664 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. abt. 1709 , Québec Province, Canada )

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Gervais HOUDE was born 23 December 1664 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Gervais HOUDE was the child of Louis HOUDE dit DESROCHERS and Madeleine BOUCHER and the grandchild of: (maternal) Marin BOUCHER and Perrine MALLET

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Gervais married Anne-Catherine DENEVERS 24 November 1689 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Anne-Catherine DENEVERS was born 24 November 1672 in Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery). Anne-Catherine died 10 March 1744 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada. Anne-Catherine was the child of Guillaume DENEVERS dit BRANTIGNY and Louise VITARD.

Gervais HOUDE died abt. 1709 in Québec Province, Canada.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Gervais HOUDE married

Anne-Catherine DENEVERS-- Date: 24 November 1689 Place: Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Anne-Catherine DENEVERS was the child of Guillaume DENEVERS dit BRANTIGNY and Louise VITARD

Children of Gervais HOUDE and Anne-Catherine DENEVERS:

Marie-Louise HOUDE (b.abt. 1694, , Québec Province, Canada d. 18 April 1732, Lotbinière, Canada, New France )
m. Bernard-Pierre MARCOTTE 24 July 1713 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

Angélique HOUDE dite GERVAIS (b.abt. 1697, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Alexis BEAUDOIN (BAUDOUIN) 30 November 1717 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
m. Francois SYLVESTRE 15 February 1733 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

Gervais HOUDE (b.abt. 1697, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Anne-Françoise LEBOEUF 24 August 1721 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Marie-Geneviève HOUDE dite GERVAIS (b.abt. 1699, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France d. 4 March 1778, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. Paul MARTEL 22 October 1724 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Marie-Anne HOUDE (b.abt. 1704, , Québec Province, Canada d. 31 March 1769, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. Etienne BIRON 21 November 1723 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

Charles HOUDE (b.abt. 1706, , Québec Province, Canada d. 29 September 1753, Lotbinière, Canada, New France )
m. Marie LEBOEUF 3 February 1727 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Louis HOUDE (b.abt. 1708, , Québec Province, Canada d. 4 May 1786, , Québec Province, Canada )
m. Marie-Agnes LEMAY 21 November 1729 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada
m. Marie-Louise LEFEBVRE dite DESCOTEAUX 1 September 1761 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Francois-Gervais HOUDE (b.abt. 1709, , Québec Province, Canada d. 19 July 1773, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marguerite FAUCHER 2 May 1734 in Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis)

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1664 Birth
23 December 1664
Château-Richer, Canada, New France

'Gervais, born in 1664, and married in 1689 to Catherine De Nevers. He too attended the seminary and the trade school. He lived mainly at Lotbinere.'

Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume VII, Page 122

1664
name: Gervais Houlle
gender: Male
baptism/ christening date: 23 Dec 1664
baptism/ christening place: Château-Richer, Montmorency No 1, Quebec
birth date: 23 Dec 1664
birthplace: Chateau Richer, Montmorency, Quebec
death date:
name note:
race: White
father's name: Louys Houlle
father's birthplace:
father's age:
mother's name: Madelaine Boucher
mother's birthplace:
mother's age:
indexing project (batch) number: C02776-5
system origin: Canada-EASy
source film number: 1018161
reference number: P 27

'Canada, Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959,' index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ F2C2-JLK : accessed 07 Jan 2013), Gervais Houlle, 23 Dec 1664; citing reference P 27, FHL microfilm 1018161.
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1666 Canadian Census - Ile d'Orleans
Louis houde - 49 habittant

Marie Magdelaine Boucher - 24 sa femme

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Louis houde - 2 fils

gervais houde - 14 mois fils

Et florant, le febvre - 24 domestique Engaigé
The first census of New France (1666)
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1689 Marriage / Partner
Gervais HOUDE and Anne-Catherine DENEVERS 24 November 1689, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

He was 24 years old.

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

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